altar, The Cathedral, Christ Church College, Oxford, England
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5217 x 5237 px | 44.2 x 44.3 cm | 17.4 x 17.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
12 March 2024Location:
Oxford, EnglandMore information:
The college was founded on the site of the former monastery of St Frideswide’s. Most of the Cathedral was built at the end of the 12th century as the priory church for the Augustinian Canons who resided there. The church has undergone considerable alteration since then; most significantly, the interior was redesigned in the 19th century by the gothic revivalist architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott. Christ Church was founded amidst the religious changes of Henry VIII’s reign and while Henry was re-establishing the college as Christ Church in 1546, he was also carving out a new diocese in Oxford. Previously, he had made the church of Osney Abbey Oxford’s cathedral, but in releasing funds for Christ Church, he decided to save expense by turning its chapel to a new purpose – as a cathedral. The relationship between the two sides of Christ Church is thus unique within England. The nave, choir, main tower and transepts are late Norman. There are architectural features ranging from Norman to the Perpendicular style and a large rose window of the ten-part (i.e., botanical) type.